Five Plus Six will kick off the fifth annual Arts at Pellissippi State. Image courtesy of Pellissippi State. |
To kick off the fifth annual Arts at Pellissippi State, the local band Five Plus Six will perform at the college on Thursday, Sept. 3rd. Everyone is invited to this free event. Five Plus Six comprises Vance Thompson's Marble City 5 plus six additional horn players.
"An Evening of Jazz With Vance Thompson and Friends: Ellington, Monk, and Beyond" is 7 p.m. in the Clayton Performing Arts Center at Pellissippi State Community College's Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.
"The group is high energy and a lot of fun," said Thompson, who both leads the band and plays trumpet. Five Plus Six comprises the Marble City 5 plus six additional horn players. The group's pianist, Keith Brown, is a Pellissippi State alumnus and faculty member.
The Arts at Pellissippi State brings to the community cultural activities ranging from music and theatre to international celebrations, lectures, and the fine arts. Typical of all concerts in the series, donations will be accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship Fund.
Some of the other highlights of the fall 2015 season include:
• Knoxville Opera Company Presents: "A Spectacular Opera Season!" Sept. 3 in the Clayton Performing Arts Center
• Knoxville Watercolor Society Exhibition, Oct. 5-23 in the Bagwell Center Gallery
• Brock McGuire Band, Oct. 7 in the Clayton Performing Arts Center
• Heather Schroeder: "From P!$$ed to Perfect: Tales of a Farm Woman," Oct. 20, Goins Building Auditorium
• "She Kills Monsters" by Qui Nguyen, Nov. 13-15 and 20-22 in the Clayton Performing Arts Center
• The ever-popular Holiday Spectacular, Dec. 3 in the Clayton Performing Arts Center
For more information about The Arts at Pellissippi State, visit www.pstcc.edu/arts or call (865) 694-6400. To request accommodations for a disability, contact the executive director of Equity and Compliance at (865) 539-7401 or accommodations@pstcc.edu.
